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On March 2011, during the [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco, DCA and its delegation introduced its '''Yes to DotAfrica Campaign.''' During the event, Bekele spoke to registry vendors about DCA's EOI to apply for .africa. She claimed that majority of the ICANN community support her initiative. Bekele also said that DCA welcomes all African internet agencies and international partners that are willing to collaborate and provide guidance in the bid to apply for the DotAfrica TLD. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco, CA]</ref>
On March 2011, during the [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco, DCA and its delegation introduced its '''Yes to DotAfrica Campaign.''' During the event, Bekele spoke to registry vendors about DCA's EOI to apply for .africa. She claimed that majority of the ICANN community support her initiative. Bekele also said that DCA welcomes all African internet agencies and international partners that are willing to collaborate and provide guidance in the bid to apply for the DotAfrica TLD. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco, CA]</ref>
DCA also attended the [[ICANN 41]] meeting in Singapore on June 2011 and [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal on October of 2011 respectively. During the two previous events, Bekele took the opportunity to promote the Yes to DotAfrica campaign. In Senegal, the organization provided an exhibit to participants featuring its vision for the DotAfrica gTLD.<ref>[http://www.prlog.org/11563212-dotafrica-africa-made-history-with-icann-in-singapore.html DotAfrica (.africa) made History with ICANN in Singapore!]</ref> <ref>[http://www.prlog.org/11716873-successful-yes2dotafrica-campaign-at-the-icann-42-meeting-in-dakar-senegal.html A Successful Yes2dotAfrica Campaign at the ICANN-42 Meeting in Dakar, Senegal!]</ref>
==DCA Preliminary Advisory Board & Team Members==
==DCA Preliminary Advisory Board & Team Members==